http://www.sharinglinks.com/tags/limericks Recent Limericks bookmarks posted to SharingLinks.com. SharingLinks.com is an online bookmark manager and a community of parents and teachers. 60 http://www.nonsenselit.org/ This is a small collection of essays on Nonsense literature. barbara Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:32:56 +0000 limericks literature nonsense http://www.surfnetkids.com/limericks.htm Limericks are five-line poems that pack a funny punch line or a humorous twist. Because they are short and follow a familiar thirteen-beat rhythm, they can be enjoyed by kids of all ages. The following sites include classic limericks by well-known authors surfnetkids Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 kids limericks surfnetkids teachers http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/learwk.html "There was an Old Man with a beard / Who said, 'It is just as I feared! / Two Owls and a Hen / Four Larks and a Wren / Have all built their nests in my beard!'" Edward Lear's "A Book of Nonsense", first published in 1846, is a collection of 112 limericks surfnetkids Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 limericks http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm The Educational Technology Training Center of New Jersey presents oodles of fill-in-the-blank interactive poetry forms, including one for limericks. surfnetkids Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 limericks http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/limerickcontesthelp.html Bruce Lansky, author of numerous poetry collections including "The Dog Ate My Homework" and "If Pigs Could Fly," explains the rhyme and rhythm pattern of limericks. surfnetkids Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 limericks http://www.freewebs.com/grahamlester/kids.htm "Is Algebra fruitless endeavor? / It seems they've been trying for ever / To find x, y, and z / And it's quite clear to me, / If they've not found them yet then they'll never" Graham Lester shares two dozen limericks of his own, along with a smattering fr surfnetkids Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 limericks http://limericksavant.blogspot.com/ Tired of the same old news format, day after day? How about current events in limerick format instead? For high schools students and adults, the Limerick Savant opines about current events in the familiar five-line limerick style and includes a link to th surfnetkids Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 limericks